Captain John Clark 1736-1809 of Pennsylvania, his patrilineal ancestor; and

Lt. John Ridpath 1737-1777 who died at the Battle of Germantown, Michael's mother's patrilineal ancestor.

Then, there's also one doctor and one reverend, not to mention, James Schureman who served in the Continental Congress [albeit in the post-revolutionary Congress, the one with the Articles of Confederation]. He then became a member of the first Congress under the U.S. Constitution.

05/31/2010

Probably the best Memorial Day speech was given by Abraham Lincoln at the battlefield at Gettysburg in 1863. It is an irony that Memorial Day would not be an official holiday until three years after Lincoln’s death, but the words he spoke on that gray November day are still unmatched. We cannot consecrate this day. Those heroes and heroines who gave their lives for this country have already consecrated this day. Our duty is to remember them and their sacrifice.